https://basenjiforums.com/category/12RSS for NodeSun, 07 Jun 2020 05:17:18 GMTFri, 05 Jun 2020 16:34:13 GMT60@buxton-s-dad - Have to say, wire crates are better.... raised Basenjis with wire crates (fold down type) for 30+ years including bitches whelping in them.... remember in plastic crates they really can't see what is going on around them... and he should be fed in that crate. And sorry I don't agree with peeing for attention...
]]>https://basenjiforums.com/topic/15478/couple-issues-with-my-buxtonhttps://basenjiforums.com/topic/15478/couple-issues-with-my-buxtonFri, 05 Jun 2020 16:34:13 GMTYou are taking the right steps. It sounds like you have been very diligent in training your puppy and caring for her especially with a broken foot and quarantine.

If you specifically asked the Vet how she did and he didn't say anything until now that's really disappointing - I would look for a new Vet but at the very least I would stay with her through the visits.

I agree with Ember's comment.

Good luck with the fear trainer.

]]>https://basenjiforums.com/topic/15473/5-month-old-puppy-fear-aggressionhttps://basenjiforums.com/topic/15473/5-month-old-puppy-fear-aggressionFri, 05 Jun 2020 13:56:28 GMT@donc Thank you for that - yes I am unduly pessimistic. Put it down to age ! Over here at the moment, anyone over 70 is almost expected to succumb to coronavirus if they catch it, and we know we will be the last to receive any protective vaccine. There has been a drive to get old people to sign DNR (do not resuscitate) notices. Which I consider an obscenity and would refuse to do.

Also - I admit I have never experienced a dog park. I guess they are a good second best if there is no wide open (or forested) space available and the only alternative is pavements.

My own whistle is the recall I have used on every dog through the years. To break up a ruckus I scream. They stop, turn around and ask each other 'what's got in to HER ?' But any fracas is invariably between members of my own pack, I don't have to break anything up with strangers because the ones we meet are off-lead 99% of the time and quite happy to meet, sniff and go their separate ways. If they weren't, mine would never be allowed off-leash.

]]>https://basenjiforums.com/topic/15453/prey-drive-with-small-dogshttps://basenjiforums.com/topic/15453/prey-drive-with-small-dogsFri, 22 May 2020 10:51:23 GMT@rugosab Mku loves to do that but my kid is 49 years old. He still plays with the puppy when he is home. LOL
]]>https://basenjiforums.com/topic/15451/pulling-on-the-leash-crazy-on-walkshttps://basenjiforums.com/topic/15451/pulling-on-the-leash-crazy-on-walksMon, 18 May 2020 05:30:51 GMT@marbrisson

She is special because she is at least part Basenji. You are special because of the love and care you are giving her.

As senses diminish, in her case hearing and sight, others become more necessary - in her case I would suggest touch has become very necessary to keep her confident and orientated.

Definitely let her become a bed-dog and try to let her know you are close throughout the day -

Keep up the good work ! And good luck to you both -

]]>https://basenjiforums.com/topic/15424/older-basenji-mix-whininghttps://basenjiforums.com/topic/15424/older-basenji-mix-whiningSat, 02 May 2020 11:05:27 GMT@donc It got worse. . . the grass became wet and I made him walk through it !
Poor Mku.

But you have given us a task for these work-free days. Composing just the sort of legal document, written by the dog, as your lawyer friend wrote.

btw - I am just kidding when I use the words 'work-free' - not many of those.

]]>https://basenjiforums.com/topic/15418/new-puppy-suddenly-peeing-a-lothttps://basenjiforums.com/topic/15418/new-puppy-suddenly-peeing-a-lotThu, 30 Apr 2020 11:19:54 GMTHave you considered the use of dog anti-chew spray on your furniture or personal belongings? Of course, the spray needs to be all-natural, no chemicals and with no side-effects. Is there anyone who has made use of these type of sprays to protect your furniture from being chewed and damaged by the Basenji? I have read that Trixie Knabber Stop Spray is a good product.
]]>https://basenjiforums.com/topic/15332/he-s-destroying-the-couchhttps://basenjiforums.com/topic/15332/he-s-destroying-the-couchSun, 05 Apr 2020 13:14:22 GMT@rgk9ruler said in Puppy Painful Biting Nonstop:

xylitol, a sugar substitute, is deadly to dogs

Thank you for the reminder! I don't do "sugar free" products (which would be obvious if you met me), but I often forget to mention this. Very important warning. Thank you!

Thank you so much for understanding the issue I am facing, and we are not allowing him to greet unless he goes to the dog nicely

]]>https://basenjiforums.com/topic/15377/basenji-reactivity-please-helphttps://basenjiforums.com/topic/15377/basenji-reactivity-please-helpWed, 25 Mar 2020 07:56:38 GMT@rugosab - Yes! LOL
]]>https://basenjiforums.com/topic/15359/some-like-it-hothttps://basenjiforums.com/topic/15359/some-like-it-hotTue, 17 Mar 2020 13:52:09 GMTI think dogs do this for various reasons. Depending on context, it can be "whew, glad that's over!" to "well, that was fun, what's next?". At any rate, not unusual, IMO.
]]>https://basenjiforums.com/topic/15314/shaking-off-like-wethttps://basenjiforums.com/topic/15314/shaking-off-like-wetWed, 19 Feb 2020 18:05:46 GMTI don't have a leather couch - I have four large leather armchairs. Dogs over the years have always curled up in them (often disputing ownership with me !). Blankets which can easily be whipped off when we have visitors, keep muddy paws at bay.

But I am bigger then they are and its MY house. I do not, and never have, tolerated distructiveness and my Basenjis know and learn to respect that !

]]>https://basenjiforums.com/topic/15276/couch-scuffinghttps://basenjiforums.com/topic/15276/couch-scuffingMon, 13 Jan 2020 08:36:03 GMT@tanza
I laughed @ “the close enough”! I know my dog is getting old - her face is white and her eyes are getting cloudy - but she will always be my baby. I have a hard time accepting the fact that she is getting older. I am going to have to remind and help her to go outside more often. I thank everyone on this forum for their kind words and comments.️ BASENJI STRONG
]]>https://basenjiforums.com/topic/15230/new-behaviorhttps://basenjiforums.com/topic/15230/new-behaviorThu, 05 Dec 2019 22:27:29 GMTYes, a change of scenery will help, and help you too. A walk with new smells is always good, and keeping him on lead will be good for both of you. When your exams are over, or soon in the white stuff you call Winter, enroll him in dog obedience class, and you will get benefit for him and you. It is a good age to introduce him into obedience, you will learn a lot about yourself, and him, with a bit of proper instruction.
keep smiling in this stressful time of exams.
]]>https://basenjiforums.com/topic/15238/complicated-short-term-dilemma-halphttps://basenjiforums.com/topic/15238/complicated-short-term-dilemma-halpWed, 04 Dec 2019 04:02:43 GMT@basenji_life said in Help please!:

Oh and yesterday evening she started peeing on the sofa while looking straight at him... and she normally goes outside to pee... maybe she was upset that he was home?

Did you solve this issue? I had a dog who didnt like kids. Someone told me it could be because the previous owner had kids who scared the dog. So it could be a traumatic experience for the dog. And when kids were around, the dog would bark a lot always.

]]>https://basenjiforums.com/topic/14984/help-pleasehttps://basenjiforums.com/topic/14984/help-pleaseThu, 28 Nov 2019 15:49:31 GMTI have had 15 - 20 adult female basenjis over the years, and 2 was the age when it seemed like they became their 'true adult selves.' (spayed/neutered or not)
I do not feel confident giving suggestions, just wanted you to know her age is typical for this to happen.
]]>https://basenjiforums.com/topic/15213/basenji-aggression-overallhttps://basenjiforums.com/topic/15213/basenji-aggression-overallMon, 18 Nov 2019 13:36:53 GMT@elbrant With my first B (who educated me on the art of the basenji lol), I did not initially give him enough walks. It really didn’t do either of us any good lol. A tired basenji is a good basenji rings true and also a tired basenji is a happy content basenji

It also does the humans a lot of good to get out in nature and walk, both mentally and physically. Good long walks and mental stimulation are probably the easiest fix for most problems.

One thing that is also important is to get past the “master” phase / idea. Many dogs adore their owners as their master and just want to please their owners. I think the crucial stage with a basenji comes somewhere around the two year stage, where I reach a “special understanding” with them.

There is this bond and understanding where they start to trust and understand that I am the ultimate master of them, but without trying to quash their unique spirits. So on the big stuff they have to trust me, but they can still get away with the small stuff. It’s really hard to explain that to people who have not experienced that as new owners. If they get past that difficult stage they will be hooked, but it isn’t always easy to believe that you will get past it and some just don’t want to put that much effort into them.

I remember my first basenji and wondering why I had such a strange and crazy dog. Which then made me read and research what was “wrong” with him lol.

]]>https://basenjiforums.com/topic/15198/dog-behaviorist-trainer-neededhttps://basenjiforums.com/topic/15198/dog-behaviorist-trainer-neededWed, 06 Nov 2019 11:44:59 GMT@izzy-bella oh.. not a dog bed. That was my son's pillow "innerds" spread across a Queen size. Really, really glad that the damage was restricted to the pillow. Not sure if I could afford to replace one mattress after another.
]]>https://basenjiforums.com/topic/15161/spd-sudden-pillow-deathhttps://basenjiforums.com/topic/15161/spd-sudden-pillow-deathTue, 01 Oct 2019 22:53:43 GMTBasenjis' function in the wild is to go after small game. I expect mine to hunt (and kill if they catch them) squirrels and rabbits. Other dogs are a no-no ! Mine know I do not tolerate aggression to other dogs, regardless of their size.

We are just back from a long walk in the forest where my two ran free and hunted (abortively, nothing caught) with a Cocker Spaniel. We met and chatted with lots of other dogs of all shapes and sizes and their owners . Humans stopped to chat, dogs did the normal meet, greet and sniff and there was not a single cross word.

More or less, yes. I have found that bitches born in the summer have a summer season - or a Spring one. But they also have a 'token dribble' when the rest of the pack comes in in Autumn (Fall !). We tried several times to get one lady in whelp in Autumn but the Spring season succeeded and she whelped two summer litters.

She obviously only had a sympathy season with the rest of them (we had five nubile bitches for a while - along with three entire males) as did the other three or four girls in Spring. They came in season, sort of, in sympathy with her !

So over the years I have concluded that bitches probably only ovulate once but if encouraged by other canines having a proper season, they will evince the outward signs.

Having said that, Basenji bitches are so clean. . . I have never advocated spaying them unless / until it would improve quality of life in old age. Or, as in the case of Hoover, because one member of the family was in hospital and I couldn't cope.

]]>https://basenjiforums.com/topic/15035/6am-basenji-alarmhttps://basenjiforums.com/topic/15035/6am-basenji-alarmTue, 14 May 2019 07:45:58 GMT@zande Every Basenji know that saloon doors are far superior to regular doors lol.
]]>https://basenjiforums.com/topic/15010/basenji-s-home-alone-uncratedhttps://basenjiforums.com/topic/15010/basenji-s-home-alone-uncratedFri, 10 May 2019 14:24:15 GMT@beth Try behavior training before you add another dog. This is going to take a bit of repitition over the better half of a morning, and a few days of follow up training -- but it works.

Do whatever preperation you normally do to leave. Tell your dog that you will be "right back" (insert whatever command word/phrase you want to use). Then exit and lock your door. Walk around the corner of the building, then return. Praise your dog as you greet them. Wash, rinse, repeat, gradually increasing the amount of time you are gone. Start at a few moments, then trips to the store, etc.

This reassures them that you will come back,. but you are actually teaching your pup the routine ques. It alerts the dog that you are preparing to leave (without them). Slightly different for when they get to go with you. Your dog will learn the difference ("Hey, if she picks up the leash, I get to go, too!").

I (personally) use bribes as a tell-tale. I give my pup a kong filled treat, or a frozen neck bone (her favorite) to chew on if she's staying at home. If I call her and pick up the leash, she's coming with. But she's ok, even on the rare occasion that I'm gone for 6 hours!

“in the past 2 years my Belle has gotten into fights with the boys, and caused vet bills”

Taking her for a blood panel is more feasible and cheaper than continuing vet bills from the fights. If her thyroid is low, the meds are inexpensive and she needs them. There are also other medical problems that can lead to aggression.

Vet bills are always feasible, it is part of the responsibility of owning dogs, so I don’t understand why you would say it is not feasible. If you mean you don’t have the money, try talking to the vet and setting up a payment plan.